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megan_treacherousreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Eating disorder and Vomit
bbygirl21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really love characters for the most part as well. Each one has their asshole moments except for maybe the girls. I mean they can get pretty frustrating at times. But they didn't really do anything that's really mean(aside from the bullies like Sabrina and one of the groupies). The guys on the other hand, they're always being rude in some way, but for the most part they all care about the girls to some extent.
I did almost cry at multiple parts of this book. It was sad reading about Lennon Father. I loved how close Lennon is with her dad. And to see her struggle with his diagnosis throughout this book and watch him slowly deteriorate in front of her was heartbreaking.
One thing I really loved about this book was that Lennon really made Phoenix work for her forgiveness and that she didn't get back with him easily. This was really slow paced in every way. And while they may have sex together often they don't actually get together until near the end. Phoenix really had to work for Lennon's trust forgiveness and love again. Which was a great thing about this book. While I don't mind an easy forgiveness in a book when it makes the story fast, it's nice to read a book once in a while where the characters make reach other work for it.
It's safe to say I'd absolutely recommend this book. I was very hesitant to read this for to the fact I heard there was a cheating element to this story and I don't really like when the MC's cheat. But I actually really enjoyed this book. It is pretty slow going at first like I said, bit once you get through those first 20 chapters, everything from that point on is pretty go go go and there's hardly any breaks. There's always something happening. But that's another thing I loved about this book.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Abandonment
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
mirandamess139's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, and Death of parent
tcookie1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
faith99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, and Alcohol
holly_tree's review against another edition
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Sexual content
abbeysc77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Dementia, and Death of parent
cynthiap's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Bullying and Sexual content
chelle22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
beautyandthebookworms's review against another edition
4.75
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â¨two words: TRAUMA & DRAMA
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đthis is fast and nonstop pace bookâalthough the book is long, it never felt like it
đthe book starts out with the main characters in their senior year of high school~ they connect through the fmc tutoring the mmc
đthen it jumps to 4 years later
đitâs basically a âdoes he even know I existâ~to friends~to lovers~to enemies~to lovers
đokay also this book in general is a WILD ride âreference the emphasis of ***trauma*** and ***drama*** a LOT happens and a LOT can be triggering so please read w/ caution (ie: child abuse, body dysmorphia, binge eating, bullying, drug use, addiction, grief, etc)
đwith all that being said, I cried cuz sad, but also giggled out loud more than once, and also CRIED for TEN mins at one part (this was at an endearing gesture, not a bad part) so this book gives you a lot of feels and books that make me feel so much are in a league of their own
đyou will get so much angst, great main and side characters⌠I got fully lost in this & didnât wanna leave
âthings Iâm docking points forâ
đ¤I canât remember what exactlyâbut it was in the beginning, when theyâre still in high school, that the way that Lennonâs body was approachedâŚI donât know. Thereâs no way sheâs the only plus sized person at the school and they bullied and ostracized her for her weight so badly andâŚIâm not sure. Just some part of the approach on it felt slightly off.
đ¤it is a second chance romance & while itâs totally understandable that thereâs mixed feelings about reconnecting & what not, it did bother me how hot and cold it could get abruptly if that makes senseâjust like a lil bitâŚit wasnât a big issue
đ¤the ending did not feel complete & I was left wanting more. I know the book is already long af but the epilogue was like so quick & didnât give us enough in my opinion. Like it was headed in the right direction, one quick 3 month jump and only like the smallest glimmerâwhat all happened!!! give us a novella for more or something đ
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â¨I obviously have so much to say & I LOVED this book & I canât wait to read more by the author, Iâll keep singing praises about this book & highly recommend yâall read it!!
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đ§listened to audio & narrators were so good! đ§
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Suicidal thoughts